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CHAD TRUSS
BUILDER KEN LINDBERG

WHAT GOT HIM INTO
THE RAT ROD SCENE?
M any of the names and faces on these Ken went to a World of

Wheels show back in
pages are known for their work within
2007, while at the show
the rat rod community – both as
with a friend he looked
around at all the shiney’s
builders and as ambassadors for the scene.
and while he appreciated
CHAD TRUSS them nothing made him
We thought it would be fun to take a deeper
look into their lives and share a little about
fall in love until he went
what else they do for a living, and how they
up to the second fl oor
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up to the second fl oor o the second fl oor o the second fl oor
were fi rst introduced to rat rod culture.
and sa
and sa
and sa
and sa
and sa
and sa
and saw the rat rods.
and saw the rat rods.w the rat rods.w the rat rods.w the rat rods.w the rat rods.w the rat rods.w the rat rods.w the rat rods.w the rat rods.w the rat rods.w the rat rods.
and sa
and sa
and sa
and sa
Future Plans: Beyond the Builder
He’s got some building left in him and a few cool cars Ken has worked in the steel
to do it with. One being a 1933 Chevy he plans on recycling business for almost
doing something cool with, Ken would also love to 45 years doing everything
have some of his vehicles handed down to his son or from welding to
end up in a museum one day. mechanics work.
CHARLIE PACHECO
WHAT GOT HIM INTO
THE RAT ROD SCENE?
Trementina Charlie’s father has taught him just
is a small town about everything he knows when it
located deep in the
rural northeastern desert of comes to being a Rat Rodder, Around
New Mexico. Yucca, sandstone, and
New Mexico. Yucca, sandstone, and
New Mexico. Yucca, sandstone, and
rattle snakes make up the
rattle snakes make up the 2008 Charlie moved to Washington
landscape of this tiny town.
landscape of this tiny town.
landscape of this tiny town.
T eam Cutters and Charlie state for work and that’s where he
T eam Cutters and Charlie
T eam Cutters and Charlie
T eam Cutters and Charlie
Pacheco have called this
place home all of their lives and
place home all of their lives and
place home all of their lives and
place home all of their lives and
place home all of their lives and says he saw his fi rst Rat Rod.
place home all of their lives and
place home all of their lives and
have now placed Trementina on
have now placed Trementina on
have now placed Trementina on
have now placed Trementina on
have now placed Trementina on
the map by building some of the
the map by building some of the
the map by building some of the
the map by building some of the
the map by building some of the
the map by building some of the
the map by building some of the
the map by building some of the
the hottest rat rods in NM. Beyond the Builder
Charlie isn’t afraid to work and has
Written By Josef JaureguiBerry
eam Cutters
eam Cutters
eam Cutters
oWned By Charlie PaCheCo, team Cutters worked many jobs from driving truck
modeled By tessa daWson
Photos By Charlie PaCheCo of and on across country since the
and mind sight PhotograPhy
age of 16, Charlie also did a 4-year
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father are lucky to call their
work.
Future Plans:
Charlie has a busy future
ahead from holding car
shows in his hometown to
helping raise money for
different causes, traveling
to many states for different
shows and building one of a kind rat
rods such as the 1942 Ford 6x6 he is
working on for a competition.
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